The National Emergency Basic Academy was created to produce a comprehensive curriculum that provides the foundational knowledge and skills needed to support the unpredictable challenges in the field of emergency management.

For those who are new to emergency management or for those who are transferring from another profession, this academy provides a unique opportunity to build camaraderie and establish professional contacts.

Beckner completed the five courses in the Basic Academy including Foundations of Emergency Management, Science of Disaster, Planning: Emergency Operations, Exercise Design and Public Information and Warning. Beckner fulfilled a total of 152 hours of training to graduate.

The Basic Academy is the first phase of FEMA’s new Emergency Management Professional Program. The program curriculum is designed to be a lifetime of learning for emergency managers and includes three separate, but closely related, training programs.

The National Emergency Management Basic Academy is a gateway for individuals pursuing a career in emergency management. The National Emergency Management Leaders Academy is designed for emerging leaders and mid-level managers who lead emergency management programs and want to advance their skillset.

The Executive Academy is designed for senior-level executives who are responsible for making decisions that have a significant effect on prevention, protection and mitigation policy or the management of disaster response and recovery.

For more information on FEMA’s training classes through the basic, leaders and executive academies or other emergency management courses, visit http://training.fema.gov/empp/ .

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